The mother of a 10-month-old infant who died today after being found unresponsive in the bathtub was charged with murder and child neglect, Polk County Sheriff's Office officials said. ...more

December 19, 2007

TAMPA - Timothy Craig Blackwelder, who has been charged with killing a Tampa man, tried to hang himself Sunday night while in custody in Georgia, Tampa police say. ...more

December 10, 2007

TAMPA - Timothy Craig Blackwelder, who has been charged with killing a Tampa man, tried to hang himself Sunday night while in custody in Georgia, Tampa police say. ...more

December 10, 2007

With the soaring popularity of the University of South Florida football team, ranked second on the initial BCS standings, box office officials on campus are trying to streamline the student ticket giveaway program. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA - With the soaring popularity of the University of South Florida football team named second best in the nation this week box office officials on campus are trying to streamline the student ticket giveaway program. "We've tweaked the system every game," said USF Sports Information Director Chris Freet. "We're very open and honest, and we know we can make some changes we can improve the process." ...more

October 15, 2007

LEALMAN - A fire at the Palm Haven mobile home park Friday afternoon killed one man and injured two other people. Henry Auld, 84, was just stepping into his home when it caught fire shortly before 4 p.m., said Cecilia Barreda, spokeswoman for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 12, 2007

TAMPA - About 1,000 free student tickets remain for Saturday's University of South Florida football game against cross-state rival University of Central Florida. ...more

October 11, 2007

Saturday's football game between the University of South Florida and University of Central Florida likely will draw a full house, box office officials said Monday. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Saturday's football game between the University of South Florida and University of Central Florida likely will draw a full house, box office officials said this morning. USF administrators are busy dealing with an e-mail hoax that went out to Ticketmaster customers. The hoax e-mail said the game had been postponed. It has not been postponed. ...more

October 8, 2007

SEBRING — After two years of eluding a prison sentence that he previously agreed to, sex offender Bruce M. Glaum, formerly of Sebring, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 and a half years in prison. Judge Peter Estrada sentenced Glaum, 33, Tuesday morning at the Highlands County Courthouse to the maximum penalty for a charge of a lewd battery of a minor under the age of 16. ...more

October 3, 2007